Week 12
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All | ACC | American Athletic Conference | Big 10 | Big 12 | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Arkansas St (6 - 4) Schedule: 3.986 (2) | 4.957 4.957  | |||
| 2. Georgia Southern (8 - 3) Schedule: 2.918 (11) | 4.723 4.723  | |||
| 3. Louisiana-Lafayette (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.906 (3) | 4.558 4.558  | |||
| 4. South Alabama (6 - 4) Schedule: 3.563 (6) | 3.591 3.591  | |||
| 5. Appalachian St (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.072 (9) | 3.149 3.149  2 | |||
| 6. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.064 (1) | 2.954 2.954  1 | |||
| 7. Texas St-San Marcos (5 - 5) Schedule: 2.962 (10) | 2.849 2.849  1 | |||
| 8. Troy (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.654 (5) | 2.361 2.361  1 | |||
| 9. New Mexico St (2 - 8) Schedule: 3.508 (8) | 2.018 2.018  1 | |||
| 10. Idaho (1 - 9) Schedule: 3.532 (7) | 1.657 1.657  | |||
| 11. Georgia St (1 - 9) Schedule: 3.828 (4) | 1.526 1.526  |